Tag Archives: Jesus

Message of Life

Posted on April 30, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

To a world in darkness, he brings light. To all who receive him, he brings life. Continue reading →

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Rest

Posted on April 20, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

God promised that if they would obey him, he would give the children of Israel the land. While their obedience was far from perfect, God fully fulfilled his end of the bargain. Not one of all his good promises had failed; they all came to pass. Continue reading →

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Who Do you Say I Am?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus asks what is perhaps the most important question that can be asked, “Who do you say I am?” For the most part the crowds didn’t have a clue and even those closest to him seemed a bit confused. But impulsive Peter has it right this time: “God’s Messiah.” Continue reading →

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Everything Changes

Posted on March 21, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

When Jesus steps into the boat everything changes. Continue reading →

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Wounded

Posted on February 13, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Those wounds that were the source of his pain are now the source of our healing: the forgiveness of sin, the freedom from bondages and shame, the healing of broken bodies and wounded hearts. Continue reading →

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Once for All

Posted on November 9, 2021 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus came with a better sacrifice: himself. He had lived a perfect, sinless life. He was the perfect Lamb of God who had come to take away the sins of the world. In his one time, once for all act of dying on the cross, Jesus made atonement for all our sins for all time. Continue reading →

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Behold the Lamb of God (May 1)

Posted on May 1, 2021 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

From the beginning to end, the Gospel of John paints a spectacular and exalted picture of Jesus. The testimony of John the Baptist is a case in point. What do we learn about Jesus’ identity through his testimony as recounted in the gospel of John? Continue reading →

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Scourged, Mocked, Crucified, Forsaken (March 11)

Posted on March 11, 2021 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

He was despised, rejected, stricken, smitten, afflicted, wounded, crushed and chastised. He experienced sorrow, grief, extreme pain and the sense of abandonment and being forsaken by the Father as he bore our sins on the cross. Continue reading →

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Wounded (Feb 13)

Posted on February 13, 2021 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Crucifixion is designed to bring excruciating physical pain. The physical torture of crucifixion is almost unimaginable. It was a cruel and painful way to die. It was also a method designed to bring shame and humiliation to the victim. The wounds of crucifixion were both emotional and physical. Continue reading →

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Everything We Need (Nov 27)

Posted on November 27, 2020 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

God, by his divine power has given us everything we need for living a godly life. Sometimes the idea of a “godly life” or a “Christ-like life” seems so far off—so impossible. Perhaps that is why we settle for so little and don’t pursue godliness. Continue reading →

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